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Introducing The Dojo Toolkit

By SitePen, Inc.

This article gives you an introduction to the power available in the Dojo toolkit - it covers all the different function types, including array helpers, Ajax, animation, namespacing, advanced JavaScript utilities, and more.

Creating pseudo 3D games with HTML 5 canvas and raycasting

By Jacob Seidelin

Jacob Seidelin from nihilogic.dk has a lot of exciting tricks up his sleeve, with regards to creating games using HTML 5 <canvas>. This week we are lucky enough to have him sharing some of his techniques with us, in the shape of some code for creating pseudo-3D first person perspective games using canvas and raycasting.

MAMA: HTTP Headers

By Brian Wilson

In the beginning, there were only a few HTTP Headers that MAMA was concerned with (like the "Content-Type" and "Server" fields). In this study, we look at the general shape and composition of the HTTP Headers MAMA encounters and some of the results found for select individual HTTP Headers.

MAMA: HTTP headers report

By Brian Wilson

This is the second "bite sized" report on the findings of Opera's MAMA project - in this report, Brian Wilson goes through MAMA's findings on HTTP headers exhibited by web pages, and looks at the general trends.

Optimizing Opera Widget graphics for mobile and devices

By Andreas Bovens

In this article Andreas Bovens will explore a few simple techniques that will help you optimize the graphics inside your Opera widgets for mobile phones and other devices with limited resources.

Using the Opera Widgets SDK - fast-track guide

By Chris Mills

The Opera Widgets SDK helps you create cross-device widgets by providing tools, libraries, documentation, and examples, but it can be a bit daunting to use if you are new to widget development. We have therefore created this fast-track guide to help you get up to speed quickly.

Debugging widgets using Opera Dragonfly and the Opera Widget Emulator

By Hans S. Tømmerholt

Debugging Opera widgets is a breeze if you use Opera Dragonfly together with the Widget emulator. This article shows you how.

Opera Web Standards Curriculum glossary

By Opera Software

This is a glossary of technical terms featured in the web standards curriculum.

37: CSS absolute and fixed positioning

By Tommy Olsson

This article covers the two more complicated of the CSS positioning modes - absolute and fixed. As well as covering absolute and fixed layout techniques, this article also covers z-index in detail.

36: CSS static and relative positioning

By Tommy Olsson

Positioning is often regarded as one of the more complicated CSS topics you will need to master, but never fear - Tommy Olsson is here to demystify this area of study. Through this article you will learn that static positioning is just the default you have been familiar with all along, become familiar with block and inline box layout, and create layouts with relative positioning.

35: Floats and clearing

By Tommy Olsson

Floats were originally created to allow you to float text beside images, and clearing serves as a way to get subsequent paragraphs to stop floating, if desired. However, these properties have been hijacked somewhat, and are now often used to create multiple column layouts. All of this is discussed in this article.

34: Form design, layout, and presentation with CSS

By Ben Henick

In this long-awaited article, Ben Henick rounds off the CSS core section of the web standards curriculum with a very detailed, thorough treatment of styling forms with CSS. New form elements are introduced, and design and layout are dealt with using techniques such as grid design and the rule of thirds.

33: Styling tables

By Ben Buchanan

Styling tables is the subject of this article, covering aligning text, sensible usage of borders and padding, Internet Explorer fixes, Zebra striping, uneven columns, and more.